Teresa Fairhurst

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Sep, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“The Watcher on the Hill” by Teresa Fairhurst

Submitted to Contest #90

The Watcher on the Hill The miles raced by under the wheels of the train as he looked out of the window. Looking but not seeing. Rob’s mind was on so many other things past and present, and maybe still to come. The last few weeks had been difficult and emotional following the death of his brother. They had known for some time that it was going to happen, but that didn’t make it any easier. The loss of his brother had been hard, but now Rob realised that it had given him leave to return to something that had occupied him daily for so many...

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“Just One Flower” by Teresa Fairhurst

Submitted to Contest #86

‘Oh Mike, it’s wonderful.’ Ned watched as his parents looked around them with big smiles on their faces. A spring festival. That was all it took to make them happy. They loved anything to do with plants, flowers, gardening. He didn’t though. So why had he agreed to come along with them? He followed them towards where all the stalls and exhibitions were, feeling a bit mean to have thought that. It had been a long and difficult winter. His mother had been very ill with a chest infection that had led to pneumonia, and his dad had taken time o...

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“Fright Night Newby” by Teresa Fairhurst

Submitted to Contest #65

Halloween had always been one of his favourite times of year. All the dressing up and gruesome make up appealed to him. So did creeping up on people or jumping out at them to give them a scare. ‘What do you think to this one?’ Alan asked, striking a threatening pose in a clown suit and with a murderous look on his face. ‘Brilliant,’ Max said. He was enjoying watching everyone selecting their look for the special night and trying to decide what he was going to do. The problem was that something was distracting him. There was something murm...

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Author bio

I've enjoyed writing from when I was at school. While I was working and being a single parent I never seemed to find the time to write except for my own entertainment. Since I retired I've self published two books but I've never written short stories. I'm looking forward to having a go at some of them now, and to reading other people's creations.